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CVE-2021-47910

Medium
CWE-79 — Weakness Type
Published: May 10, 2026  ·  Modified: May 13, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.4
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by entering JavaScript payloads into the 'icon title' field. Attackers can store XSS payloads like image tags with onerror event handlers that execute when the plugin page is viewed, affecting all users who access the plugin interface.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 contains a stored XSS vulnerability in the 'icon title' field that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability affects all users accessing the plugin interface and can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, and unauthorized administrative actions. With no patch available and no public exploit, organizations should immediately assess their WordPress deployments and implement compensating controls.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 13, 2026 08:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using WordPress with AccessPress Social Icons plugin are at risk, particularly government agencies, banking sector websites, healthcare portals, and e-commerce platforms. ARAMCO, STC, and other critical infrastructure operators using WordPress for internal or external communications face elevated risk. The vulnerability is particularly concerning for organizations under SAMA and NCA oversight that process sensitive customer data through WordPress-based systems. Authenticated attackers (including disgruntled employees or compromised accounts) can execute persistent XSS attacks affecting all administrators and users accessing the plugin configuration.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government Banking Healthcare Energy Telecommunications E-commerce Education
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all WordPress installations for AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 usage across your organization
2. Restrict access to the plugin settings page to only essential administrators using role-based access controls
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block JavaScript payloads in POST requests to plugin pages
4. Review user access logs for suspicious activity in plugin configuration pages

Patching Guidance:
1. Contact AccessPress for security updates or consider alternative social media icon plugins
2. If no patch is available, disable the plugin immediately and remove it from production
3. Migrate to maintained alternatives like Font Awesome or Social Icons by Elementor

Compensating Controls:
1. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to prevent inline script execution
2. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection rules
3. Enforce strict input validation and output encoding on all plugin fields
4. Implement database activity monitoring to detect malicious script injection attempts
5. Conduct regular security audits of WordPress plugins and remove unused plugins

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for JavaScript keywords (onerror, onclick, onload) in database queries targeting plugin tables
2. Alert on modifications to plugin settings by non-administrative accounts
3. Log all POST requests to wp-admin pages containing the plugin identifier
4. Implement SIEM rules to detect XSS payloads in HTTP requests using regex patterns for event handlers
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress للتحقق من استخدام AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.2 في جميع أنحاء المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول إلى صفحة إعدادات المكون الإضافي للمسؤولين الأساسيين فقط باستخدام عناصر التحكم في الوصول القائمة على الأدوار
3. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر حمولات JavaScript في طلبات POST إلى صفحات المكون الإضافي
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للمستخدمين للبحث عن نشاط مريب في صفحات تكوين المكون الإضافي

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بـ AccessPress للحصول على تحديثات أمان أو النظر في المكونات الإضافية البديلة لرموز وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي
2. إذا لم يكن هناك تصحيح متاح، قم بتعطيل المكون الإضافي على الفور وأزله من الإنتاج
3. الترحيل إلى بدائل مدعومة مثل Font Awesome أو Social Icons بواسطة Elementor

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تنفيذ رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لمنع تنفيذ البرامج النصية المضمنة
2. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع قواعد كشف XSS
3. فرض التحقق الصارم من المدخلات والترميز الناتج على جميع حقول المكون الإضافي
4. تنفيذ مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات للكشف عن محاولات حقن البرامج النصية الضارة
5. إجراء عمليات تدقيق أمان منتظمة لمكونات WordPress وإزالة المكونات غير المستخدمة

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة كلمات JavaScript الرئيسية (onerror, onclick, onload) في استعلامات قاعدة البيانات التي تستهدف جداول المكون الإضافي
2. التنبيه على التعديلات على إعدادات المكون الإضافي من قبل حسابات غير إدارية
3. تسجيل جميع طلبات POST إلى صفحات wp-admin التي تحتوي على معرف المكون الإضافي
4. تنفيذ قواعس SIEM للكشف عن حمولات XSS في طلبات HTTP باستخدام أنماط regex لمعالجات الأحداث
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.12.2.1 - Monitoring of system use
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification PR.DS-6 - Data is protected from unauthorized access DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored for unauthorized connections RS.MI-2 - Incidents are mitigated
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy A.14.2.5 - Secure development environment
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) 11.2 - Run automated vulnerability scans
📊 CVSS Score
6.4
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.4
CWECWE-79
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-10
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-79
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